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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Email? What's that?

I just returned last night from a week long trip to Costa Rica. I'm tired, but it was a great trip that allowed us to see many parts of the country, from the beautiful coasts to the crowded cities. There are levels of poverty there that break your heart and yet, the people don't seem unhappy. but that's another post for another time.

While I was there I didn't check email or have a cell phone - a true tech vacation! Of course, I came home to 517 emails and spent several hours wading through them last night. That got me thinking...what's the longest you've gone without checking your email or using your cell phone? Could you give it up entirely? Or do you freak without it?

The longest I went without e-mail and internet was last year at Christmastime when I was away for 15 days.I came back to over 800 e-mails many of which were loop digests. (25 times 800) Do the math on that number! LOL

I enjoyed the time away from e-mails, and the obsessive need to check it. But wading through the mass when I come back made me want to live in a shack in the woods with no internet connection ever again. :)L